Facile preparation of biocompatible polymer microgels with tunable properties and unique functions to solely stabilize high internal phase emulsions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 315, Issue , 2017, Pages 500-508

  Hu, Bing ^a   Li, Yunqi ^b   Chen, Quan ^b   Zhang, Zhijie ^b   Shi, Ce ^b   Li, Wei ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

High internal phase emulsions; Interfacial energy; Macroporous polymer materials; Microgels; Particle size

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EMULSIFICATION; GELS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS;

CROSSLINKING CHITOSAN; DEGREE OF CROSS-LINKING; HIGH INTERNAL PHASE EMULSIONS; MACROPOROUS POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PERTURBATIONS; MICRO-GELS; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; SIZE AND SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 85010645264     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.052     Document Type: Article

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